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Two men leave from point A. The first man heads east at a rate of 20mph. The second man, leaving
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Two men leave from point A. The first man heads east at a rate of 20mph. The second man, leaving 30 minutes after the first man, heads south at a rate of 10Mph. What is their total distance apart after 2hours?
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Hello, again. I hope I’m remembering this question as it appeared on my test.
Two men leave from point A. The first man heads east at a rate of 20mph.
The second man, leaving 30 minutes after the first man, heads south at a rate of 10Mph.
What is their total distance apart after 2hours?
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First man traveled 20 mph * 2 hours = 40 miles East.
Second man traveled 10 mph * 1.5 hours = 15 miles South.
To find the distance, use the Pythagoras
distance = = 42.72 miles. ANSWER
